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D.C. Attorney General Sues Trump Over Police Control

8/17/2025

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D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly unlawfully controlling the Metropolitan Police Department, breaching the Home Rule Act.
A study found D.C. has the highest violent crime lethality rate among major U.S. cities, with a 341% increase since 2012.
On the same day Trump threatened federal control, D.C. settled a lawsuit over manipulated crime statistics.

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D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against President Trump for allegedly unlawfully controlling the Metropolitan Police Department, breaching the Home Rule Act.
A study found D.C. has the highest violent crime lethality rate among major U.S. cities, with a 341% increase since 2012.
On the same day Trump threatened federal control, D.C. settled a lawsuit over manipulated crime statistics.